Korea to host Ghana in football friendly in November

Lee Kang-in of Korea, left, battles Kamaldeen Sulemana of Ghana for the ball during the countries' Group H match at the FIFA World Cup at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, west of Doha, Nov. 28, 2022. Yonhap

Korea will host Ghana in the second of their two men's football friendly matches in November, the sport's national federation said Thursday.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Korea and Ghana will square off on Nov. 18, inside the FIFA international match window. The KFA had announced in September that Korea will play Bolivia on Nov. 14.

The venue and the kickoff time for both matches will be announced later.

Ghana punched their ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup earlier this week by securing the top spot in their group in the African qualifiers.

Ghana are in 75th in the FIFA rankings, 52 spots below Korea. The Taegeuk Warriors have had three wins and four losses against Ghana, including a 3-2 defeat during the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Korea split their two friendly matches in October, losing to Brazil 5-0 last Friday before beating Paraguay 2-0 four days later.